I ran my ft-857 at 50 watts on 6m (FT8) non-stop outside in 90+ degree weather in the Dry Tortugas a few years ago without any problems. I will say it wouldn't push much more power than that and I didn't want to push it beyond that but it did fine.
On Wed, Nov 4, 2020 at 11:29 AM Jack Sheehy via <j_sheehy=[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Folks,
I wondering about others' experience using the FT-857D on the FT8 mode.? I am currently running FT8, successfully, using an SCU-17 and making contacts on 80 thru 10 running 40 watts.? Because of the compact size of the radio, I am concerned about overheating (BTW, the fan has been operating fine).? What have others experienced?? Any suggestions are welcome.
